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Kabiezes
Entrance to the station, opening day
General information
Location	68 Antonio Alzaga Av, Santurtzi Spain
Coordinates	43°19′21″N 3°02′16″W / 43.32250°N 3.03778°W / 43.32250; -3.03778
Owned by	Biscay Transport Consortium [es] Euskal Trenbide Sarea
Line(s)	Line 2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	Zone 2
History
Opened	28 June 2014
Passengers
2021	777,813
Services
Preceding station Metro Bilbao Following station Terminus Line 2 Santurtzitowards Basauri

Kabiezes is the northern terminus of line 2 of the Bilbao metro. It is located in the neighborhood of Kabiezes, in the municipality of Santurtzi. Construction of the station and the track between Santurtzi and Kabiezes began in 2009 and was delayed after a mudslide flooded the tunnel connecting both stations. It opened on 28 June 2014.

Station layout

Kabiezes station follows the typical cavern-shaped layout of most underground Metro Bilbao stations designed by Norman Foster, with the main hall located directly above the rail tracks.

Access

• 64 Antonio Alzaga Av. (Antonio Alzaga exit)
• 3 Lauaxeta St. (Lauaxeta exit, closed during night time services)
• 68 Antonio Alzaga Av. (Antonio Alzaga exit)

Services

The station is served by line 2 to Basauri with headways from five to ten minutes. Bus stops near the station are served by Bizkaibus regional services.

References

1. ^ "Estaciones - Kabiezes". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
2. "Metro en cifras". Metro Bilbao (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
3. Osorio, Silvia (28 June 2014). "Kabiezes se sube al metro" [Kabiezes hops on the metro]. El Correo (in Spanish). Bilbao. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

External links

• Media related to Kabiezes (Bilbao metro) at Wikimedia Commons

• Line 2 (Bilbao metro) stations
• Railway stations in Spain opened in 2014
• 2014 establishments in the Basque Country (autonomous community)